Hummingbird Roses experience
ann beck 8a ruralish WA
2 years ago
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Comments (120)KJ I think it’s an easy task, especially with a young rose you planted yourself . In zone 9B, you can plant high above the graft and any Huey that pops out below the bud union will be very obvious, just snap it off completely when you see it. Claire those reasons make sense to me for cold weahter locales. If it dies to the ground, the rose will come back true to variety. In my mild winter climate I always plant as high up on the root system as possible because all the best soil is on top (there’s a reason it’s coalled topsoil lol!) , so its not wasted on the graft and can be used by feeder roots. Also, I don’t have to dig so deep into the much harder adobe clay below. I am quite opportunistic and get whatever rootstock comes my way! With good care and a benevolent climate, the great majority of roses thrive regardless of own root or whichever rootstock....See MoreFavorite hummingbird experience(s)? Lets hear 'em!
Comments (1)With real estate, it often comes down to location, location, location. So I have heard. Some years ago, I did landscape maintenance work for a housing development. The gardens of the 5-6 model homes were kept in prime condition to encourage sales, so I worked there often. A (dim-witted?) Anna's hummingbird decided to make a nest in the potted tree at the entrance to the last model. That would have been fine, except she was very protective of her nest and would angrily buzz and swoop every potential customer that came near! (And me too, but at least I was aware of the nest!) Because almost all of the visitors were there for the first time, there were many, many surprised victims all day long. I would try to warn the customers when I was working in the area, because the sales people never seemed to, but it was an impossible task. More often I would just hear startled shrieks throughout the day. There had to have been a steady stream of customers while she was constructing the nest, so I cannot guess why she thought it was a good location. Other than the abundant amount of flowers. Silly bird. But she did manage to fledge her young, and did not return the following year. I imagine her stress level must have been off the charts. Even for a hyper-hummingbird....See MoreDo Hummingbirds like knockout roses?
Comments (3)I dont know if my rose is a knockout or not. It has quite a few flowers on it and they are yellow and some are fairly large. I dont remember it saying knockout when I bought it. Anyway I cant say I have seen hummers use it but Im guessing if I see them near it they might be after knats or some other bug....See MoreHummingbird Roses?
Comments (5)Hey vap, sorry I know I shouldn't keep such wonderful news a secret lol, I ended up getting Tes of D'Ubervilles, Vanessa Bell, Crown Princess Margaret and Charlotte I have admired Crown Princess Margaret at a local rose garden for a few years now, why I hadn't ordered her sooner I don't know,and I passed on Vanessa Bell several times this past summer knowing that I would be moving so tried to keep the number of plants to take with me to a minimum ( yeah right). I'm very excited for this new adventure but I'm afraid that I will have a pot ghetto for most of the season until I get the new garden cleaned out and ready....See Moreann beck 8a ruralish WA
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John (PNW zone 8)